Sharks in the North Sea
The shark species that are dangerous for man are rarely found in the North Sea. Those sorts live in tropical waters. Most of the common sharks in the North Sea are smaller species, such as the spurdog, the smooth hound and the lesser spotted dogfish. The tope is middle-sized and fairly rare. Larger sharks are caught every once in awhile, such as the porbeagle, the tresher, the Greenland shark and the basking shark. Almost all of the shark species in the North Sea suffer many hardships due to the fisheries.
- Sharks as victims
- caught sharks, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
Sharks are not specifically fished in the southern North Sea. There is only one case known of a fisherman that specializes in fishing sharks. This Dane has been catching basking shark since the 1990s. Otherwise, what is brought on land by other fishermen is by-catch, which nevertheless can receive a decent price at the fish auction. In 1992, 128 tons were auctioned; 84 tons in 1995 and 63 tons in 2001. No records were kept as to which species were caught. Studies have shown that sharks stay out of the way of fishing nets which have magnets on them. This method will save thousands of sharks yearly.
Worldwide, tens of millions of sharks are caught yearly for shark fin soup. In that case, only the fins are used, the rest of the animal is thrown overboard. - Fossilized shark teeth
- Fossil shark tooth., Ecomare
On the beach by Cadzand, fossilized shark teeth are regularly found
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